One of two British soldiers killed by insurgents in Iraq three years ago was still alive nearly four hours after his convoy was ambushed, an inquest heard today.

TWO British soldiers whose bodies were shown on Iraq television “may well have been” executed, Downing Street insisted yesterday.

Two British soldiers whose bodies were shown on Iraq television “may well have been” executed, Downing Street insisted today.

Developments in the war on Iraq in the last 24 hours.

The two British soldiers reported missing, believed killed, after an attack on British military vehicles in southern Iraq were named tonight by the British Ministry of Defence.